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CONTENTS

7 CAROLINE FOGG

Derma Cosmedic Aesthtics & Training 8 THE FLOATING GRACE 11 NAOMI SIMONE Fashion Designer 13 ALYSSA VAN DELLE International Queen of drag 20 LIVERPOOL WITCH TRIALS Spooky history 23 TRACY KERSHAW 25 15 years of Buddha Therapies Award winnng lifestyle blogger

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Editor’s Note Hello October It’s my birthday month!

And so much to celebrate this month, including me winning 2 awards in 2 countries! First was an award for PR in Cyprus with Corporate Vision Small Business Awards UK and secondly in Australia for The World’s Best magazine. don’t we just love awards? They’re so good for business. The 16th annual Liverpool Lifestyle Awards also takes place i and we welcome Derma Cosmedic Aesthetics & Training as a sponsor . Looking forward to seeing everyone on the night. It’s going to be an iconic night hosted by the very fabulous Alyssa Van Delle.

Everyone is in for a treat.

Tickets are on still on sale for Liverpool Fashion Week, the biggest independent fashion show for the city with designers attending from around the world.

Get your tickets on eventbrite.

My new book, You’re Going To Die So Do It Anyway won a Beyond Boundaries literary award It’s the perfect autumn read and I am holding a book brunch at Bean There Coffee on Smithdown Road on 15 October. Come along for some inspiration and networking, it’s free!

There’s plenty of Halloween fun for everyone this month and we’ve got the spookiest event guide inside.

Stay stylish as always

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CAROLINE FOGG

Owner of Derma Cosmedic Aesthetics & Training Academy

From Burnout to Breakthrough: How I Rebuilt My Dream Clinic from the Ground Up

My journey in aesthetics hasn’t always been smooth — but it’s been real, raw, and transformational.

I first fell in love with skincare as a teenager, watching my mum care for her skin religiously using Clarins. I followed in her footsteps, even borrowing her products while I was still at school.

After leaving secondary school, I began modelling and trained with Faces in Rodney Street. I later joined Storm Model Agency in Manchester — the same agency that represented Kate Moss — where I learned how important skin health was to confidence and image. It sparked a lifelong passion in me for flawless, glowing skin.

Although I enjoyed modelling, I knew deep down my true passion was in dermatology, skincare, and helping others feel their best. I trained in beauty and aesthetics.

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I earned distinctions, and became qualified to teach. In 2008, I opened my first clinic, Flawless, in Birkenhead. For six years, it thrived.

But then I made a mistake.

I invested heavily in machines from a company that turned out to be corrupt and dishonest. They claimed their devices were European — but they weren’t. I used my entire cashflow and even asked my aunt to invest in the business to buy two advanced machines. Within 6 weeks, they began to fail. One blew up during a treatment.

Another caused pain and damage. Support from the company vanished. I was left with broken equipment, debt, and a damaged reputation.

I had no choice but to close the clinic. I was devastated. I felt like I’d lost everything.

But that failure didn’t break me — it rebuilt me.

I took a job managing a highend clinic in Heswall and retrained in advanced dermatology and laser. I became passionate again, learning from the best and working with top brands like SkinCeuticals and Environ.

I also discovered a talent for aesthetic equipment sales and training, quickly becoming the top seller nationwide.

With a new sense of purpose, I carefully researched certified European manufacturers, ensuring safety and results were never compromised again. I travelled to Italy to train with doctors near Venice, gaining expertise in Cryolipolysis, HIFU, Plasma, Fractional Lasers, and more. My confidence soared.

Soon, I was offered a role as UK Brand Ambassador for one of the top Italian aesthetic manufacturers. I began training clinics and practitioners, all while selling devices with complete knowledge and trust.

As my commissions grew, I reinvested into myself.

I bought the Mesotherm skin rejuvenation system and began treating clients from a small rented room in a Liverpool salon. The results were incredible — skin tightening, hydration, glow, and real transformation. Word spread. Reviews flooded in. I launched Facebook campaigns and live demos of Aesthetic machines from Biotec to supply to other Aesthetic clinic owners at Liverpool’s Hilton Hotel.

The bookings followed.Within months, I purchased the 5th generation HIFU Renova, one of the most powerful non-surgical facelift systems on the market. This machine tripled my income in a matter of 8 months, I saved enough to open my own clinic again — only this time, I did it on my own terms.

I launched Derma Cosmedic on Castle Street, Liverpool: A high-end medical aesthetic clinic A team of doctors and aesthetic experts And a mission that’s never changed: to transform skin, confidence, and lives Now, I hold a degree in Aesthetic Medicine, and I specialise in combining cutting-edge technologies like polynucleotides, skin boosters, microneedling RF, and advanced fat reduction with a holistic approach to skincare. I’ve helped thousands of clients regain their confidence. by focusing on excellence, ethics, and real results. .I have trained hundreds of students, they always leave my training courses full of confidence to set up their business and a wealth of knowledge in their chosen Aesthetic training.

But my story isn’t just about my success.

It’s about what I learned — and how I can now help you write your own story.

If you're ready to launch your aesthetic career, or you're a clinic owner looking to grow with confidence, I’m here to share every lesson I’ve learned — the hard way and the right way. I offer all your marketing support to help set up your business, with an instant business CRM platform offering you online bookings, email marketing, guaranteeing you success from the beginning, with our cutting edge Advanced Aesthetic equipment alongside the most up to date training, and our facebook marketing experts, providing you with clients the minute you open your own business.

Let me help you build the career and life you dream of.Because if I can come back stronger — so can you.

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My designs are for whoever admires them, some pieces are more casual and some more extravagant, I assume people who require costume would wear them more so.

Was there a breakthrough moment in your career that changed everything?

This year I have put my self out there in What first sparked your interest in terms of creation and taking part in fashion fashion design? shows, this has made a major impact on the I’ve been designing fashion on and trajectory of my life, the feedback and off since I was in primary school opportunities have been extremely positive through my art, but at a later age, and appreciated. fashion became my way of escaping What are you looking forward to the most reality and a release of expression. at Liverpool fashion Week?

My desire to create comes from my I am looking forward to taking part of the soul put out in a visual way for show, networking and enjoying the night in people to see. general, I’m anticipating an amazing night.

How would you describe your design How do you want people to feel when they aesthetic ? wear your designs?

I would describe it as whimsical When people wear my designs it fills my couture, with elements of fantasy, heart with joy, it makes me so happy that I vintage and theatrical motifs. can produce garments that make people Where do you draw most of your feel amazing and confident in themselves. inspiration—from art, culture, What values are most important to your personal experience? brand?

It comes from multiples eras, film, Important things about my brand are to theatre, folklore and fantasy. My always produce quality garments, My brand childhood was heavily inflicted by is meant to encourage people who wear my these genres and it shows through designs to feel happy in expressing my designs today. themselves through style.

Can you walk us through your creative process, from concept to finished piece?

I usually start with a drawn design and during the constructuring there will be a few or many changes. It depends on what my intuition guides me to do during the process. The drawn design is a loose guide to what Naomi will be at Liverpool the finished piece will look like. fashion Week Do you design for a particular type on 13 October of person or lifestyle?

Naomi Simone

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International Queen of Drag who’s performed for Hollywood royality and is in all the A-listers litle black book...

And host of The Liverpool Lifestyle Awards 2025 How did you come up with your drag name? It was actually a very unimaginative process… I found the name pretty and it reflected my Italian roots and came up with this How would you describe your drag persona in three words? Classy, bright and different Who or what inspires your drag aesthetic?

Different people and things inspire different elements of my drag. For example, my comedy is inspired by greats such as Joan Rivers - my persona inspired by the the strong Italian women in my life.

My work ethic by people like Lady Gaga..

What’s your favorite number/performance you’ve done and what made it special? I enjoy performing musical theatre songs. I enjoy the drama within them and being able to interact with the crowd and looking out for any other musical theatre fans.

How do you prepare for a show, both mentally and physically? I take my time before a show to get ready with ease… Relaxing my mind perhaps watching a few episodes of the Golden Girls.

What got you into drag in the first place? Peer pressure back in Sicily 2014. Never thought in a million years it was the career I would have been doing.

How has drag influenced your identity or personal growth? I've learned a lot about myself - my positives and negatives- I've learned to see myself from the outside looking in and that's when the party really begins.

What’s something your fans would be shocked to learn about you? I'm an Eastenders addict.

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ALYSSA VAN DELLE

Celebrate autumn onboard the award winning Floating Grace I love being on the water and love telling people about If you’re looking for skipper Peter Kenny, you’ll find him the rich history of the Royal Albert Docks. Liverpool at the Royal Albert Dock onboard The Floating Grace. has some of the richest history in the world.”

He is the proud owner of Liverpool’s only floating restaurant, A typical cruise will start off onboard with some drinks a beautiful 50 seater floating bar and restaurant that serves and an introduction to Liverpool’s docks by the delicious three course dinners and afternoon teas while you skipper. A brief guided tour will then proceed as you can enjoy Liverpool’s finest waterways with a guided tour of enjoy a gentle sail through the Liverpool South Dock the history of the docks.The fresh food is prepared by whilst the food is served. Once the meal is over the award-winning chefs and served piping hot. They offer a party begins with music and dancing until it is time to variety of cruises, including lunch, afternoon tea, and dinner dock. It’s a fabulous experience and a lot of fun and cruises. They also offer a variety of private and corporate everyone leaves with a smile on their faces event packages.

Peter has been a sailor since he was 6 years old under the guidance of his father and has been on boats all his life with his family who introduced him to the water. For many years he ran a private boat hire business from Liverpool Marina until he swapped it for the canal boat, The Floating Grace, which has won several business awards.

Working closely with army veterans, who he passionately supports, he runs a tight ship sailing every weekend and most evenings.

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Liverpool Witch Trials Whispers of witchcraft across Merseyside, and research suggests more cases than originally thought, with executions likely occurring in villages like Rainford.

Margaret Loy (or Ley) (1667): A significant case from Liverpool, where While there weren't major Margaret was accused of witchcraft. She Liverpool Witch Trials, the confessed to having been a witch for 30 area experienced accusations years and mentioned her unusual and trials in the 17th century, inheritance of "familiars" from her mother. with one notable case being Margaret Loy or Ley in 1667, Pendle Witch Trials (1612): who confessed to witchcraft.

While not directly in Liverpool, these are The broader region was the most famous witch trials in Lancashire, affected by famous events like and some accused individuals were from the 1612 Pendle Witch Trials, the broader Merseyside area. The trials where some accused began when a young woman called Alizon individuals came from or were Device, from Pendle Hill in Lancashire, was associated with areas near accused of cursing a local shopkeeper who Merseyside. Research has soon afterwards fell sick.The trial of the 12 identified more cases in the Pendle witches in 1612 was the most region, and the folklore of famous in England. They were accused of "witches" in places like St murdering 10 people using witchcraft.

Helens persists today.

Over 350 years ago two witches lived on Castle Street, Liverpool. A widow named Bridge confessed to being a witch since the death of her mother 30 years before – her mother also being a witch.

Bridge and her unmarried sister Margaret Loy had inherited their Familiars (evil spirits in animal form) from their destitute mother who had nothing else to leave them. Also living in the household was widow Bridge’s daughter.

A stage play entitled The Late Lancashire Witches, written by Thomas Heywood and Richard Brome, was published in 1634. The play is based on the subject of the 1633 Lancashire witchcraft trials.

Undoubtedly it is William Shakepeare who shaped the popular depiction of witches in his play Macbeth, first performed in 1606.

In 1736 Parliament passed an Act repealing the laws against witchcraft, but imposing fines or imprisonment on people who claimed to be able to use magical powers.

The Act was repealed in 1951 by the Fraudulent Mediums Act which in turn was repealed in 2008.

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etrends such as flowing black dresses, moon-shaped jewelry, or celestial prints carry a quiet defiance, signaling that femininity and strength can be the same thing.

CALL ME A WITCH aBeing called a witch can still Halloween is fast approaching carry an edge of insult. It’s and it's the season where witches synonymous with being pop up everywhere.

In difficult, unruly, or supermarkets and across social threatening. It’s often used as media feeds, pointy hats, dig for women who are broomsticks, and cauldrons has outspoken or refuse to become harmless seasonal conform. But in recent years, decor. But behind the candy- women and feminists have coated imagery lies a long turned the term on its head. history of how the word witch What was once an insult is now You’re tapping into a has been used to silence, shame, a banner of strength, lineage of women who and control women. resilience, and sisterhood. refused to be quieted.

For centuries, calling a woman a Many women such as myself You’re celebrating the witch was a way to brand her have proudly reclaimed the idea that women can be dangerous for daring to exist word, turning it into a badge of powerful, outside narrow expectations. The resistance. Modern witches, unconventional, and witch label was hurled at from feminist activists to even a little intimidating midwives who knew too much spiritual practitioners, see and that this is something about healing, widows who witchcraft as a metaphor for to be proud of. Calling a owned property without a man, self-knowledge, communal woman a witch has and outspoken women who care, and defiance against always been about fear of challenged authority. Thousands systems that try to diminish her strength. Reclaiming of women were persecuted not women’s voices.

The it is about joyfully owning because of real sorcery, but broomstick becomes a symbol that strength. because they embodied of movement and freedom, So go ahead and be a independence in a male- the cauldron a space for witch. Be spellbinding dominated world terrified of transformation. and unapologetically female power.

Embracing the witch powerful. It’s a reminder Witches, real or imagined, have archetype can feel liberating. I that women’s magic, always gathered in circles have always called myself a whether in the form of supporting, teaching, and witch and literally have a leadership, love, or protecting one another. Feminist badge pinned on my jacket. A laughter, has always been communities today echo that witch to me represents power. real. The world may have spirit, whether it’s through I make my own magic and I once been afraid of that activism, mentorship, or simply won’t apologise for it. magic, but now it can’t sharing wisdom and This Halloween, when you slip look away. And there’s encouragement. The witch is no on a pointed hat or light a nothing scarier, or more longer a solitary figure in the pumpkin-scented candle, thrilling than a woman woods; she’s a collective force, remember the lineage you’re who refuses to be proving that women are invoking. burned. strongest when they lift each amandalifestylepr other up. Even witchy fashion

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